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MEMIC Ranked at the top by P/C Insurers

Posted on 11/01/2010 at 04:00 pm | Viewed 1,089 times

MEMIC ranks as best in P/C insurance

PORTLAND, Maine – A nationwide survey of 7,800 insurance agents ranked MEMIC as the top insurer in the property-casualty insurance industry on a range of measures including customer service and overall ease of doing business.

Massachusetts-based research firm Deep Customer Connections (DCC) released its...

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Buckle Up to protect your Children

Posted on 02/22/2010 at 02:31 pm | Viewed 1,481 times

Nationwide Crash Data

• Driver restraint use is the strongest predictor of child restraint use.
• A restrained driver is three times more likely to restrain a child.

Nationwide Observational Research

• When a driver is buckled, restraint use for children (birth to 15) is 87%
• When a driver is unbuckled, restraint use for children (birth to...

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Life-saving advice

Posted on 02/19/2010 at 02:28 pm | Viewed 1,069 times

Fasten Your Lap Belt...

• Make sure the belt is worn snugly over the lower part of your pelvis. If the belt is allowed to ride up across your stomach, it will be pushed against your intestines, liver or other internal organs in a crash. Injury to these vital organs can be fatal.
• Sit up straight. Slouching causes the lap belt to ride up. A...

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No Seatbelts? IT COSTS TOO MUCH

Posted on 02/19/2010 at 02:24 pm | Viewed 1,467 times

The High Price of Not Buckling Up

How often do we hear, "It's nobody's business but my own, if I don't wear my seat belt."? How many of us believe the decision to wear or not to wear a safety belt is a personal matter that has no impact on anyone else?

Nothing could be further from the truth. It is our business because the decision of others...

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Airbag Safety Info

Posted on 02/18/2010 at 02:19 pm | Viewed 910 times

Q.  What is the proper use of air bags?
A.  Always buckle your lap/shoulder safety belt. Air bags are designed to work with — not instead of — safety belts.

1. Make sure that everyone in the front seat is properly buckled up and seated as far back from the air bags as is reasonably possible.  Unrestrained older children and adults sitting in...

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Why Safety Belts?

Posted on 02/17/2010 at 02:25 pm | Viewed 946 times

To understand the value of safety belt use, it's important to understand some of the dynamics of a crash. Every motor vehicle crash is actually comprised of three collisions.

The Car's Collision

The first collision is known as the car's collision, which causes the car to buckle and bend as it hits something and comes to an abrupt stop. This...

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Driving on Ice

Posted on 02/16/2010 at 02:17 pm | Viewed 1,003 times

You don't have to live in a wintery climate to encounter icy roads and hazardous roadways. In temperatures at or just above 32-degrees, a thin layer of water can turn to or cover ice, causing extremely dangerous, slippery driving conditions.

1. KNOW YOUR VEHICLE -Not all cars respond the same to icy, slippery roads. For that reason, knowing how...

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